{"id":587017,"date":"2021-07-09T12:36:05","date_gmt":"2021-07-09T16:36:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=587017"},"modified":"2021-07-09T12:36:07","modified_gmt":"2021-07-09T16:36:07","slug":"newsom-asks-californians-to-cut-water-use-in-drought","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-asks-californians-to-cut-water-use-in-drought\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsom Asks Californians To Cut Water Use In Drought"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnewsom-asks-californians-to-cut-water-use-in-drought%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=587017&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/51080E5C-ED10-463D-B97A-B207214FABE5_1_201_a.jpeg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">Democratic Governor of California Gavin Newsom called on Californians to reduce their personal water use in order to combat a drought in the state.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">On Thursday, Newsom <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Conservation-EO-N-10-21.pdf\"><span class=\"s1\">signed<\/span><\/a> an executive order calling \u201con all Californians to voluntarily reduce their water use by 15 percent from their 2020 levels.\u201d Included in the measure to save water are irrigating outdoor landscapes in a more efficient way, running washing machines and dishwashers only when they are full, finding and fixing leaky faucets and other leaks, and taking shorter showers, among other points.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cThe State Water Resources Control Board (Water Board) shall track and report monthly on the State\u2019s progress toward achieving a 15-percent reduction in statewide urban water use as compared to 2020 use,\u201d it added.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Newsom pointed to climate change as the chief issue for the water resources in the state. \u201cThe realities of climate change are nowhere more apparent than in the increasingly frequent and severe drought challenges we face in the West and their devastating impacts on our communities, businesses and ecosystems,\u201d said Governor Newsom, per the state\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.ca.gov\/2021\/07\/08\/as-drought-conditions-intensify-governor-newsom-calls-on-californians-to-take-simple-actions-to-conserve-water\/\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cThe entire state is in a drought today, and to meet this urgent challenge we must all pull together and do our part to reduce water use as California continues to build a more climate resilient water system to safeguard the future of our state,\u201d he added. \u201cWe\u2019re proud of the tremendous strides made to use water more efficiently and reduce water waste, but we can all find opportunities this summer to keep more water in reserve as this drought could stretch into next year and beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The governor\u2019s website explained that state authorities estimated \u201can additional 15 percent voluntary reduction by urban water users from 2020 levels could save as much as 850,000 acre-feet of water over the next year for future use, or enough to supply more than 1.7 million households for a year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacbee.com\/news\/california\/water-and-drought\/article252651718.html\">reported<\/a> by the Sacramento Bee, Newsom added nine additional counties to a list from an emergency declaration that he made two months prior in order to combat the drought problem. \u201cThat makes the drought official in 50 of the state\u2019s 58 counties \u2014 essentially, everywhere except San Francisco and urban Southern California,\u201d the Bee reported on Thursday.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cWe are encouraging people to do common-sense things,\u201d Newsom said, adding that his request isn\u2019t that of a \u201cnanny state.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cWe\u2019re not trying to be oppressive,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">After he signed the recent emergency orders, Newsom slammed \u201cscience deniers\u201d and \u201csaid climate change is exacerbating water shortages and heat waves,\u201d per the Bee. \u201cThis is jaw dropping, what\u2019s happening across the Western United States,\u201d he said. Across parts of the Central Valley this weekend, temperatures are assumed to get up to 115 degrees.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Newsom is facing a recall election in the state and might be pushing these measures to assist in the drought problem while not appearing to take a totalitarian stance. Last week, the date for the recall election was set for September 14.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/date-set-for-recall-election-targeting-ca-gov-newsom-voters-will-decide-in-less-than-3-months\">The Daily Wire<\/a>, \u201cVoters will be asked two questions on the ballot. First, they will decide whether Newsom should be removed from office. Second, if a majority opts to recall the governor, voters would then select his replacement from a list of candidates.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cAt this time, no prominent California Democrats have announced an intention to enter the race. A recent poll shows former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer and businessman John Cox are the leading Republican candidates, followed by former Northern California Rep. Doug Ose,\u201d The Daily Wire noted.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/span><\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i><span>member<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democratic Governor of California Gavin Newsom called on Californians to reduce their personal water use in order to combat a drought in the state.On Thursday, Newsom signed an executive order &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2314348,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/51080E5C-ED10-463D-B97A-B207214FABE5_1_201_a.jpeg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Newsom Asks Californians To Cut Water Use In Drought","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-587017","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/51080E5C-ED10-463D-B97A-B207214FABE5_1_201_a.jpeg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Newsom Asks Californians To Cut Water Use In Drought","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/587017","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=587017"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/587017\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2314348"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=587017"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=587017"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=587017"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}